Sacrifice and Liberality of Dadhichi Muni (Saint Dadhichi) | bedtime stories & baby story

Long ago, there was a famous hermitage (The grove and ascetic) named Naimisharayna. In this hermitage saints are used to meditation. Student also used to come to learn there. There was a saint named Dadhichi living in that hermitage. He used to engage himself in the ascetic pursuit of meditation in the deep forest. He prayed and prayed for the welfare of all. At that time there grew a demon named Bantra and demon turned into a strong force. Moreover, he obtain a boon from the god shiva by pleasing him. Gods and goddesses grant boons when they are pleased at someone's prayer. The boon-seeker may be a god,  human or demon. The boon that the demon Britra obtained from the god Shiva was that he would not die at the stroke of a god's weapon or demon. With the boon received form Shiva, Britrasura become all the more powerful. He conquered Heaven, the kingdom of gods and goddesses. He drove away all the god-goddesses including chief god Indro, from Heaven. Then Indro went to the god Shiva with all the gods expelled from heaven. Then Shiva advise them to go to the world of Vishnu. Vishnu would give you right advice.

Accordingly all gods went to the Vishnu. They offered their prayer to Vishnu. Vishnu become pleased at their prayer. He told the gods to go to Dachichi Muni at Naimisharayna. His liberality will bring welfare for you. Following the advise of Vishnu, Indra, the king of gods, went to Naimisharayna forest to meet Dadhichi Muni.

After hearing all these Dadhichi Muni (Saint) said, It will be impossible to kill specially blessed Britrasura with an ordinary weapon. So a new trick and device should be found our."

After a while Dadhichi Muni said that he had found out a device. Indra wanted to know what the device was. Dadhichi said that he would leave his body and embrace death. At this sudden statement all the gods become surprised. Dadhichi said to them "One day this moral human body will perish. For your welfare let me do this today. If I leave my body you can use my bones to make weapon. With those weapons you can slay Britrasura, Human bones are not common weapons.

Then the engineer of the gods Bishva-Karma made a weapon with the bones of Dadhichi. The weapon was called Bajra (Thunder), Indra killed Britrasura with the help of the weapon Bajra(Thunder). As a result heaven was regained.

This sacrifices and greatness of the soul of Dadhichi Muni (Saint) can't be forgotten. Hsi sacrifices has become immortal. Flowing his example we can also make sacrifices and show liberality and greatness of mind for the welfare of humans and the society.